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Embracing Diversity

Globalisation should mean heterogeneity not homogeneity. Instead of creating a single, boring global village we should focus on encouraging the proliferation of cultural diversity. Many voices, more choices, less uniformity. We could enjoy a rich array of cultures and allow diverse ideologies to flourish.

CPD Declarations and audits

The 2017-18 CPD year has now ended. Almost 99% of the profession completed a timely declaration for this period. For those of you who have yet to complete this requirement, you can still make a declaration. What next for your CPD?Your next step is to review your learning plan. Planning ahead, and constantly…

The value of CPD: A collaborative team

Embracing the flexibility of CPD has enabled the New Zealand Police legal teams to deliver some unique and collaborative learning experiences, and in doing so added a new dimension to their working environment and professional competence. Police lawyers work in one of three legal teams – the Police Prosecution Service, Police…

Focus on legal practice in Taupo

From a sleepy backwater as recently as the 1970s, Taupo’s immaculate location on the banks of its namesake lake has resulted in a phenomenal growth with tourists powering their way through the Central North Island and agricultural and conservation industries sprouting up. Reflecting this, the legal profession of the town has…

AML/CFT: What happens on 1 July?

Many lawyers and conveyancers could be wondering what the Department of Internal Affairs will be doing from 1 July when practitioners are captured under phase 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act). The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), the supervising agency responsible for ensuring…

Survivor stories help shape state care abuse inquiry

A Law Foundation-supported hui has helped shape the final terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care. The two-day hui in February, organised by a group of human rights academics and practitioners, brought together “survivor groups” and experts from New Zealand and overseas. It led to…

Crown Solicitor owes it to freezing worker dad

Mary-Jane ThomasMary-Jane Thomas broke the education mould when she began her legal university studies over 30 years ago: no one in her family had ever attended university. “My father was a freezing worker who left school at age 14. From the time I was five years old, he told me I’d…

New Zealand's ranking improves in the latest WJP Rule of Law Index

New Zealand has improved a notch in the latest World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index for 2017-2018. New Zealand is currently ranked 7th of the 113 countries assessed in the report, with a score of 0.83. This is the same score as for 2016, but represents an improvement…

Me rehe te matau, me rehe te mauī!

As legal professionals we strive to do the best in everything that we do. Not only for the clients we represent and the industry we uphold, but for our own continued legal development. Being experts in our fields is a part of what makes us trusted and sought-after legal professionals and…

Global challenges and opportunities for in-house

Human-centered design, co-creation and the need to be “more than a lawyer” were key themes at the recent In-house Counsel World Summit in Toronto. In-house lawyers from Canada and around the world gathered to explore how the in-house legal profession is changing and the new skills that lawyers need to…

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